In this #TheoryThursday episode we read Einstein's essay titled 'Why Socialism' and give our thoughts on the content of the world smartest man.

We thought this would be interesting because its not typically considered as marxist theory, however it still holds merit as a resource to condemn capitalism in favour of socialism.

Read the text yourself here: https://monthlyreview.org/2009/05/01/why-socialism/ 

Let us know what you thought!

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Twitter: @Lumpen_Radio Our Website: Lumpen.co.uk  This episode features an extract from a Rev Left Radio & Proles Of The Roundtable episode, you can find it here along with Rev Left's Patreon: Historical Materialism Ft. Proles | Rev Left Radio Patreon

In this episode you co-hosts Shibby & Ryan welcomed comrade Tripp or "Anti-Lawn Aktion" off of Twitter onto the pod to discuss their viral video as well as it's main subject: Socialism's Not When The Government Does Stuff. This is based on the response from this orignal song < by Tripp. This is a really, really fun episode. We know you'll enjoy it as well as the other topics discussed on electoralism, anti-lawn action, the future of socialism where you live and much more! Find Tripp On Twitter: @AntiHOA Covid relief fund: If you can, please donate to La Student Youth Alliance so that they can continue to give financial aid and legal assistance to the undocumented people that Biden and Kamala will also seek to place in concentration camps and deport for the next four years: https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-the-chatham-county-immigrant-community Follow us: Twitter: @Lumpen_Radio Website: Patreon.com/LumpenPodcast Youtube: TheZenMarxist Instagram: ShibbysIG Our Shop: Merch Store!

In this Episode of #TheoryThursday Ryan & Shibby read a chapter from Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster taking a look at Crime within Capitalist societies and how crime is created and maintained by capitalists and their crooked politician friends, this includes Al Capone and major drug runners in American history such as Rick Ross and the scandal of the Contras under Reagan. Our Twitter: Lumpen_Radio Our Site: Patreon.com/LumpenPodcast | Lumpen.Libsyn.com Theory Text: https://www.marxists.org/archive/foster/1932/toward/index.htm Outro: Mr Drug Dealer - Plan B

Your co-hosts Shibby & TheZenMarxist are joined by Maranda to continue our series on Sex Work & Marxism, this time bringing attention to the struggles & hardship of the disabled in the practice and under capitalism more broadly. Maranda tackles questions on sex work as labour, exploitation and the lumpen class being reactionary outcasts, hated along with the bourgouise while also dispeling any myths that 'Sex Work' simply a fancy term for a whore as well as also making suggestions on what the left should do on this contested issue.. And more.. Rated E For Explicit Maranda provides explicit insight into the lives of countless of the most vulnerable and unfortunate members of the proletariat while repeatedly demonstrating self-determination and highlighting the historical struggles of so many of this class of people have engaged in, contributed to both historically and presently. It's our goal to make a case to build a unity of the masses to all engage in this struggle for the future until there is no struggle. Follow: Maranda < Twitter https://marandaelizabeth.com/ < Website A Coffee | Patreon < Support Financially > Get their literature! Who Revolution > Twitter Thank you so much to all our Patreons!!! <3 Exclusive Content -> Patreon.com/LumpenPodcast Lumpen. Libsyn.com. Resources below!

Toronto and Canada:

Maggie's Toronto - Sex Worker Action Project https://twitter.com/MaggiesToronto

Butterfly Project https://twitter.com/ButterflyCSW

Stella Montréal https://twitter.com/AmiEsdeStella

PACE Society https://twitter.com/PaceSociety

Red Light Legal https://twitter.com/redlightlegal

FIRST - Decriminalize Sex Work https://twitter.com/FirstAdvocates

U.S. and Elsewhere...

The Black Sex Workers Collective: https://twitter.com/TheBlackSWC

Hacking//Hustling Collective https://twitter.com/hackinghustling

Desiree Alliance https://twitter.com/DesireeAlliance

SWOP (Sex Workers Outreach Project) - Behind Bars https://twitter.com/swopbehindbars

Sex Worker Advocacy and Resistance Movement (SWARM) https://twitter.com/SexWorkHive

English Collective of Prostitutes https://twitter.com/prostitutescoll

Global Network of Sex Work Projects https://twitter.com/GlobalSexWork

Peepshow Media https://twitter.com/peepshowmedia

Shibby & TheZenMarxist were joined by Kevin from U.S Politsturm to talk about the work they're doing on the virtual front pushing out principled Marxist-Leninist lines through writing, news & propaganda. In this episode we discuss a little of Marxian Economics, US craziness, networking and query if Marxists have truly come to grasp with the techonology at our disposal?

In this episode we decided to release half of this version of a chat on our Patreon, so for the full version, go to Patreon.com/LumpenPodcast and support the pod! We start a new series reading communist newspaper articles, this time being the RCG's Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! on Honk Kong & on UK Trans Rights. We could do this more regularly or with other newspapers, let us know what you want! The extended part of the chat is on Trump-COVID, Philosophy, Previous Generations, Ideology. Articles written by: Bob Shepard & Sheila Rubio SUBSCRIBE TO GET DIGITAL COPIES FOR £1 Follow RCG on Twitter: @RCGFRFI Follow us on Twitter: @Lumpen_Radio And Patreon: Patreon.com/LumpenPodcast

Your  Co-Hosts & Comrades Shibby & TheZenMarxist are going to tackle  this book two chapters at a time, continuing with Chapter 5. 'October 6, 1979: 'Don't let yourself get attached to anything' and  6. 'All that is  solid melts into PR: market Stalinism and bureaucratic anti-production'   Capitalist Realism is such a profound book and we're  hoping to help portray the  themes and perspectives learned from the  great Mark Fisher, rest in power.  

There's always ideas coming in mind a never ending supply of both interviews and theory coming up.

We welcome feedback and sharing as well as suggestions on what to work on in the future.

Thank you, so much!

You're comrades at RLR! Lumpen.Libsyn.com | Twitter: @Lumpen_Radio   Attatched you can find Capitalist Realism PDF! Outro: Lowkey - Soundtrack To The Struggle 2

This is the first interview of a series of interviews with comrades, intellectualls, revolutionaries with experience in sex work to produce the revolutionary theory needed to eliminate any divides from misconseptions or misunderstandings of the proles who participate in sex work. @JuniperFitz joins us to discuss her experiences and with that comes a lot of valuable insight and practical knowledge on concepts of feminimity, freedom, ego, OnlyFans all within the scope of sex work. Buy her book: How Mamas Love Their Babies #JusticeForJames Find us on Twitter: @Lumpen_Radio Support us at: Patreon.com/LumpenPodcast Check out Ryans YouTube Channel: TheZenMarxist All Our Episodes: Lumpen.Libsyn.com Also Support: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

Patreon isn't working right now and we have plenty of strage space on Libsyn so we've added this to our main feed, whereas our #TheoryThursday episodes will mostly be featured on Patreon - they're free, we just host them there because there's no storage costs there. Hope you enjoy the discussion and analysis! Patreon.com/LumpenPodcast